
Born November 4, 1946 — Died March 9, 1989
From Queens, New York, USA
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images.

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Self (archive footage)

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
Self (archive footage)

Fellow Travelers
Self (archive)

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Self (archive footage)

Program No. 61: Robert Mapplethorpe

Dirty Pictures
Self

Kathy Acker
Self
No. 18: Mahagonny
Self

Still Moving/Patti Smith
Himself
Robert Having His Nipple Pierced
Himself (uncredited)

Chelsea Hotel
Self